Jim Hahn	John King	Ian Jansma

The guides who work for us know their fishing! Jim Hahn has worked at Zachar Bay since 1990 and began guiding in 1991. He has been an adventurer in exploring new fishing locations and methods in hiking, rafting and boating. Jim holds a U.S. Coast Guard license and Assistant Big Game Guides license. John King has guided in Kodiak since the early 1990’s and has experience working at several different fishing lodges in the area. He began working at Zachar Bay in 2001 as a boat and river guide. He holds a U.S. Coast Guard license and Able Bodied Seaman card. Ian Jansma has also been working at Zachar Bay since 2001 and he is the resident river/kayak/hiking guide. He has a degree in Philosophy from Bard University.

Boats

The C.L. is 23’ long with a partial cabin and walkthrough front door and has a 175 hp outboard and can comfortably fish 6 people. The L.C. is a 24’ long landingcraft that has a dropdown boarding ramp/door. It has a large stand behind steering console and 150hp outboard, and can comfortably fish 6 people.

The Blue Pixee is 21’ long and has a 115hp outboard and can comfortably fish 3 people. The 19 footer is 19’ long (hence the name) and has a 70hp outboard and can comfortably fish 3 people and is mostly used during the fall season. All of the boats were fabricated and welded by Andy Eaton.

Saltwater Fishing & Tackle

Salmon Trolling Rods

The equipment and tackle that we use and provide for fishing out of the boats depends on the species of fish that we are targeting. When trolling for salmon our guides typically spin blue label herring attached to a Pro-Troll Rotary & Big Fin Salmon Killer setup with a 6 foot leader that attaches to a banana sinker. We also have several different types of spoons & spinners when the salmon are in thick. Common artificial lures that we use are the Blue Fox Pixee, Mepps Cyclops and T-Spoon spinners. Most of our trolling rods are 7-8 feet in length with a level wind reel (some have line counters) loaded with 25-pound test monofilament line.

Our guides have a couple of different setups for Halibut fishing. Typically the boat is anchored in 50-150 feet of water and the bait is fished on the bottom using either a small jig or circle hook and lead. We have a heavy setup and a lighter jigging rod. The heavy setup is a 6’ medium action rod with a heavy-duty reel that has 130 pound test Dacron line. Typically with this setup you would fish with a circle hook with salted herring bait and 20oz lead sinker or a 16 oz jig baited with herring. The lighter jigging rod is 6’6”-7’ in length medium to light action with a level wind reel that has 50 pound test line. The action fighting halibut using these lighter setups is awesome! For jigs we usually use 4-10oz jigs baited with herring depending on the depth or tide currents.

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Freshwater (Lakes & Streams) Fishing & Tackle

One of our River Rafts

The equipment and tackle that we use and provide for fishing the nearby rivers and lakes are spinning rods that are two-piece, 6’6” medium action with 14 pound test monofilament line. The rods are typically Shakespeare Ugly Sticks and the reels are Shimano. Salmon and trout in Kodiak can be caught on almost any type of lure -- as long as it is shiny and has a hook! We typically use Blue Fox Pixee spoons, Mepps spinners and lures similar to these. Occasionally we will drift salmon eggs or salmon flies. We do not provide fly fishing equipment.

We have two Achilles whitewater river rafts for the overnight river raft adventure. Each raft has a collapsible rowing platform for the guide to navigate the waters. We provide the tents, sleeping bags & mattresses for the overnight portion of the trip.

Your fish is filleted, vacuum sealed and frozen.	Salmon that is packaged amd ready to take home